Sec. 347. Sources of Earth science data
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The Administrator shall, to the extent possible and while satisfying the scientific or educational requirements of the Administration and, where appropriate, of other Federal agencies and scientific researchers, acquire, where cost effective, space-based and airborne Earth remote sensing data, services, distribution, and applications from non-Federal providers. Acquisitions by the Administrator of the data, services, distribution, and applications referred to in subsection
(a)shall be carried out in accordance with applicable acquisition laws and regulations (including chapters 137 and 140 of title 10, United States Code). For purposes of such laws and regulations, such data, services, distribution, and applications shall be considered to be commercial items. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the United States from acquiring, through contracts with commercial providers, sufficient rights in data to meet the needs of the scientific and educational community or the needs of other government activities. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring compliance with applicable safety standards. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the Administration’s efforts to carry out this section.